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The quickest way to fail a tech interview
- unbalancedevh 5y agoAs a new, junior engineer fresh out of college, I was mortified with the idea of being caught wrong. Now, as a senior technical advisor, I see my being wrong sometimes as part of setting an example to the junior staff -- even senior staff asks stupid questions and gets it wrong sometimes. The important thing is that we communicate, have a common understanding of the issues, and help review one another's work. If you're competent, then you'll learn and improve for next time. If you're not competent, well, it's hard to cover up forever.
- uberman 5y agoThey passed on hiring someone who suggested "sharding" in a chalk talk as a way to potentially scale a database because they wanted an answer like "add an index"??? This AFTER already interviewing them twice, AND liking them, AND learning from them, AND recognizing their potential? This is why asking "I'm smarter than you" questions is stupid in interviews. This is a fail for them not the candidate. Do not follow this pattern or advice. If you have a great candidate, that fits your organization, teaches you something in their interview, and clear has potential... You hire them!